The rebellion of the Andean peoples of Peru

Written on 03 March 2023.

BY JAIME BORDA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

The socio-political crisis the country is going through is systematic and structural. With this new wave of repression and racism, the way in which Indigenous peoples and peasants who live in the South of the country got organized should be highlighted. Treated by the State as second-class citizens, the Aymara, Chanca, Quechua, Ashaninka, and Awajun peoples are suffering and resisting institutional violence. If elections are not moved forwards and a Constituent Assembly is not formed, the Peruvian people will continue taking to the streets.

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Joenia Wapichana: “FUNAI was not defending Indigenous Peoples”

Written on 24 February 2023.

BY MARÍA DE LOURDES BELDI DE ALCANTAR FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

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“We are invisible; we are ghosts”: Inuit in Denmark and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

Written on 27 February 2023.

“I’m one of the kids that was stolen from Greenland to Denmark back in the 1970s. I grew up in a Danish family, with Danish traditions, and we never spoke about Greenland. Not a word. I lost my language, my mother tongue. In my school we never learned about Greenland, our history, culture or tradition. Not a word. I grew up in Denmark and I thought I was white. I thought I was Danish. But somewhere inside me I always felt wrong, different, and shameful.”

So began the first of many powerful and emotional Inuit testimonies to the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples Mr. Francisco Calí Tzay on his first day of his official visit to Denmark and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) from 1-10 February 2023.

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People are pouring into Peru’s capital protesting against institutionalized racism

Written on 22 February 2023.

BY KATHIA CARRILLO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

Since Dina Boluarte took office, violence against the community has not stopped. Repression and deaths are greater in the Southern region of Peru, where there is a majority of Quechua and Aymara individuals. Autonomous governments and Indigenous organizations were the first ones to speak out against racism by the State. While the government is trying to delegitimize these protests by accusing the demonstrators of committing terrorism, the collective organization is gaining power and representativeness without an actual leader.

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